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The Lawrence R Tedesco Memorial Scholarship for Indigenous Students

The Lawrence R Tedesco Memorial Scholarship for Indigenous Students

The Lawrence R. Tedesco Memorial Scholarship for Indigenous Students was established to support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students who are experiencing financial hardship and undertaking study in either the Bachelor of Nursing or the Doctor of Medicine.

Value

Maximum value is $5,200, paid in instalments. Instalments of $2,600 are payable are payable in trimester 1 and 2 provided conditions are met.

Payments are made within six weeks after the Census Date subject to satisfying scholarship Terms and conditions.

Sponsor details

Lawrence R. Tedesco was born in New York City and grew up in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York. He was educated in the State University of New York at Binghamton, Miami University, and University of Tasmania, among others. He worked and travelled in the USA, Israel, Africa, Southeast Asia, China and Australia. He worked with remote Aboriginal communities in health-related areas in Australian in the 1970s and was passionate about improving health outcomes for indigenous people. This scholarship is set up by his wife, Deborah Cao, in his honour and memory.

To remain eligible for the scholarship, you will be required to:

remain full-time enrolled at Griffith University in the program for which the scholarship was awarded

maintain a minimum GPA of 5.5 (for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Nursing)

attend the Scholarships Office 2019 Prize and Awards ceremony and meet the donor.

The above conditions are verified each trimester at Census date. If a scholarship recipient fails to successfully meet these conditions, scholarship payments may be withheld, or the scholarship may be terminated.

Applications, including any supporting documentation, must be completed and submitted by the closing date.

Offers are made via email. Applicants may be shortlisted and be required to provide additional information.